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baja Steve - 10-31-2011 at 12:45 PM

Anyone seen Coco lately? Or where he is at? And how he is doing? Will be in his area in about three weeks.

Phil S - 11-1-2011 at 06:55 AM

I've also wondered what's with Coco. We also will be cruising by in about two weeks. also from Oregon. Hi Steve You be having a safe trip down now!!

honda tom - 11-1-2011 at 07:40 AM

2 weeks also. If hes there sounds like he'll have company.

Phil S - 11-1-2011 at 12:35 PM

Your right about that. But only if someone will report back to us that he's there. And a recent comment was he wasn't?????? He loves being gifted with a bag of oranges for sure.

Ken Cooke - 11-1-2011 at 04:40 PM

My last trip to Coco's was in April, and he was in Ensenada at the time (according to his caretaker (foreground)).

David K - 11-1-2011 at 05:06 PM

Why are so many of your photos showing a Jeep with the hood up? :rolleyes:

(just having fun with ya Ken... I know... It's a 'Jeep Thing')

Ken Cooke - 11-1-2011 at 07:54 PM

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Originally posted by David K
Why are so many of your photos showing a Jeep with the hood up? :rolleyes:

(just having fun with ya Ken... I know... It's a 'Jeep Thing')

After 110,000 mi., the original metal water pump seal...didn't. The Jeep has taken me to Baja several times, so these things are beginning to happen with greater frequency. Do I want a new Jeep payment? No way!

mcfez - 11-1-2011 at 08:12 PM

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Originally posted by Ken Cooke

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Originally posted by David K
Why are so many of your photos showing a Jeep with the hood up? :rolleyes:

(just having fun with ya Ken... I know... It's a 'Jeep Thing')

Wow Ken.....you put bottle water in your jeep? Big wallet? :-)
I hope to see you next Spring at the 2rd Annual Mcfestival

Ken Cooke - 11-1-2011 at 08:53 PM

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Originally posted by mcfez

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Originally posted by Ken Cooke

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Originally posted by David K
Why are so many of your photos showing a Jeep with the hood up? :rolleyes:

(just having fun with ya Ken... I know... It's a 'Jeep Thing')

Wow Ken.....you put bottle water in your jeep? Big wallet? :-)
I hope to see you next Spring at the 2rd Annual Mcfestival

The radiator has was emptying itself faster than I could keep it filled. Most of the cooling system was replaced 2 months later.

redhilltown - 11-2-2011 at 12:00 AM

We were at his place in early September and the caretaker came by while we were hanging out and said he was still in Ensenada.

It was really sad to see his place empty. All the beer cans glittering in the sun and whirling in the wind just isn't the same without him.

jgletne - 11-4-2011 at 01:19 PM

I was in BOLA a couple of weeks ago and heard that Coco was indeed back home. Apparently his place was vandalized and he lost his old sign in books. Don't know about the panties.

bufeo - 11-4-2011 at 01:32 PM

Son-in-law, Andy G., spent some time with Coco about ten days ago. Everyone had a fine time. I'll check Andy's Facebook. He might have some photos up.

Allen R

goldhuntress - 11-4-2011 at 11:24 PM

I saw this post a few days ago and emailed Pablo, the friend he stays with in Ensenada to find out about Coco. I tried to explain the BN forum and get him to sign and respond but instead he emailed me this email in regards to the post.

Hola para los amigos del coco
Hello to Coco s Friends. Coco is at coco s corner again and his plase was vandalice and he lost a lot thing like Bateries for his Solar Panels, Water and Gas Container, but Coco is Ok. after i be with him and he stay. I have comunication with him almost every week and he said he is doing slow but he is doing again.
thanks to every body are interesting about coco.
sorry if I do not write ok the english but I trying to do beter.

thanks Pablo Ibarra Garcia

COCO!!

Ken Cooke - 11-5-2011 at 07:38 AM

Nov., 2006 (Day after Baja 1000 went past)

David K - 11-5-2011 at 08:40 AM

Josh, Coco, Elizabeth

Roy and David get into the photo thanks to some bikers at Coco's Corner.

Coco shows my entry from January 2005 and the one from this day... 'got baja?'

It was good to see that Coco was doing well.

Coco and Elizabeth on Jan. 2, 2005. Also see http://vivabaja.com/coco

See the Viva Baja Van Gang at Coco's Corner (2001): http://vivabaja.com/van1/page11.html

See Coco get a hair cut by Barbara M. at http://vivabaja.com/baja15/page9.html

dizzyspots - 11-5-2011 at 10:16 AM

wish we could find the low life scum that thrives on trashing his place each time he goes to the hospital....

Coco . . .

salttram - 11-10-2011 at 11:35 AM

We stopped by mid-September and the caretaker told us he was in Ensenada for more surgery. He didn't make it sound very good and didn't seem too confident about him coming back.

If Coco's anything, he's a survivor. I hope to see him later this month but I won't hold my breath.

BajaDanD - 11-11-2011 at 08:48 PM

Saw Coco yesterday We pulled up and he road over to us on his Quad told us we better air down our tires.

rubencastillo - 11-11-2011 at 09:12 PM

Good to here,,sound's like he's back at his place..Hope to see him at the start of the Baja 1000, next week..

dtbushpilot - 11-11-2011 at 10:53 PM

After I took this picture Coco said to me "sometimes is good to be short"....no kidding :lol:

.....dt

GrOUper-GAr - 11-12-2011 at 01:04 PM

Good to hear he's OK and the HuMor is still intact dt.

(I think this surgery has been planned for a couple years to fix a prob with the last one-- as Coco explains on this 'o9 video) ...
Hopefully, it's more comfortable for him now, and a future of new & old friends and gOodTimes at his place.

-GrOuper

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sasBtHUQqlg

[Edited on 11-12-2011 by GrOUper-GAr]

Lindalou - 11-12-2011 at 02:32 PM

The post beige has a picture of him also. I think it was beige

[Edited on 11-12-2011 by RichnLinda]

vivaloha - 11-12-2011 at 03:13 PM

I only know the legend of Coco's Corner from stories of
the Baja 1000 and from the movie "From Dust to Glory"...

He strikes me like a true Baja Legend...

Glad he's still alive and rocking it!

Bob H - 11-12-2011 at 04:33 PM

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Originally posted by vivaloha
I only know the legend of Coco's Corner from stories of
the Baja 1000 and from the movie "From Dust to Glory"...

He strikes me like a true Baja Legend...

Glad he's still alive and rocking it!

The one and only time I passed by Coco's Corner, he was not there. That was several years ago. I must go back again. This is a wonderful part of Baja with lots of history.

[Edited on 11-12-2011 by Bob H]

Coco

bacquito - 11-12-2011 at 05:42 PM

I've only been to Coco's Corner once but have read about Coco in BajaNomad.
In March my stepson and I visited the area but Coco was not there.

[Edited on 11-13-2011 by bacquito]

bacquito - 11-13-2011 at 08:43 AM

It seems I deleted the photo. try again! In March my stepson and I visited Coco's Corner. Nobody was there but we took a photo.

TMW - 11-26-2011 at 05:43 PM

We stopped by Cocos after the Baja 1000 race and he is doing great. Feisty as ever and full of vim and vinegar as they say. A bunch of 4 wheel cars and prerunners were there when we got there last Saturday the 19th.

Ken Bondy - 11-26-2011 at 08:08 PM

This was in 2004: